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#321839
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Is regular old DV a decent intermediate codec (Mac)
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I'm in the process of getting files off a Video TS folder using MPEG Streamclip, into Final Cut Pro and eventually onto a new DVD. That being said, what should I rip the files to in MPEG Streamclip for editing? I'd like to have the least visible degradation of quality as possible but I certainly don't need huge lossless files. I just want something that can be edited in FCP and burned back onto a DVD with results similar to the original DVD. I'm thinking of using plain old DV, would DVCPRO50 be better? Would it be harder to edit? I know files on a DVD are already highly compressed so what would be the best format? Directly editing the mpeg 2 files probably wouldn't work too well.

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#321180
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So I was watching the AFI's 10 top 10 movies...
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"Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" not "Star Wars" was number two on the list for Sci-Fi. They said the special effects were a breakthrough for the time (1977) and then showed some cg enhanced shots from the 04 DVDs...Isn't that kind of pointless if your talking about how the special effects were breakthough, not breakthough for 1997...
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#320980
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How do I rip files from a DVD for editing without losing any quality on a Mac
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I already have the Video_TS folder which isn't copy protected, I just don't know what settings in MPEG Streamclip or another app to use to get the files without any loss of quality. I want to preserve the widescreen 480p aspect ratio and the 5.1 surround. I want to edit in FCP and have all the surround channels to be seperate audio tracks rather than there being only 2 audio tracks. Is this possible?
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#320840
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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Nice work, but I hope you keep at least some blue tint in the snow, as it naturally reflects the sky (I believe)

http://image.guim.co.uk/Travel/gallery/2007/apr/27/green.climatechange/Arctic-desert-terrain-1642.jpg

most of the pictures if seen of arctic areas have at least a little blue tint

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#320839
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Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side (the TM edit) (Released)
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Wow. I should known that, but I've never seen Back to The Future. I must be pretty stupid not to have known that was a joke :p. At least it got me interested in this project again, are there any clips of the real thing that are up on the web? I looked through this thread and the only stuff I saw looked like it was taken down. Also, you could try posting on Vimeo, there's an "Attack of the Phantom" clip on there that hasn't been taken down, plus it allows for higher resolution videos.
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#320838
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Crystall Skull has GL's fingerprints all over it
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I'm not debating the quality of the films or of the story. I'm talking simply about special effects and how some people seem to criticize movies just because they use cg heavily. CG and models/matte paintings have their own strengths and weaknesses. Models tend to look stiff and are harder to animate high intensity sequences. matte paintings are just lifeless, they show no movement whatsoever. CG can, in contrast look almost too animated and colorful and just look very out of place if not done correctly, and there are many instances of that in the PT. I'm sorry if my original post came across as harsh, I realize that one of the main points of this board is to talk about preservation of the OT. I also understand that it is very shady for Lucas to go in and "improve" classics without preserving the original film as it was seen in theaters (As far as I understand, the 2006 DVDs do include the originals, but the are not cleaned up or remastered, nor are they presented in anamorphic or surround) and I hope the eventual Blu-Ray set contains both versions. I also understand that the PT, as much is I like them, are unfocused, often too childish and have some awkward acting and writing as well as bad pacing, of course, you could say the same thing about ROTJ which is also more about redeeming Anakin than it is about Luke. Oh, and lastly, I agree that models can look better, in 2001 they certainly look pretty realistic, and don't pop out at you like CG does, but then again that movies has very little action...
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#320803
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Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side (the TM edit) (Released)
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When I first saw this project it looked great but the one clip I saw on youtube...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WO_S6UgkQk0

...was hilariously bad. I hope it's been much improved since then...whatever happened to Anakin being a "good man" and a "good friend" to Obi-Wan before he turned to the Dark Side? In that one clip I saw Anakin was a total bastard and didn't seem to fit the character at all, plus the dub was terrible and didn't sync right...Do what you like but if that one youtube clip is evidence of the final product, I don't see how anyone could be anticipating this. I see Anakin as being overly ambitious, a little impulsive and a little naive and easily coerced. That is why he was able to be seduced by Palpatine. How Anakin acted in that clip, I'm surprised Master Yoda didn't already deport him to a faraway planet. Also, Obi-wan didn't seem to react at all, you would think he would be upset with Anakin or visually strained. The new dialogue just doesn't work at all. I hope the youtube clip is a bad joke or something...